tersely

Meanings

• adjective

  Expressing or stated in a concise and clear manner, without unnecessary detail; brief.

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Variants

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terse , tersely , terseness , tersenesses , terser , tersest

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Etymology

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From Old French terse, from terser, 'to fold,' perhaps because a terse statement folds up all unnecessary words.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'tersely' is derived from the Old French word 'terser,' meaning 'to fold.'

2. In the English language, 'tersely' is an adjective that describes a concise and clear statement or expression.

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Related Concepts

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1. Brevity: The quality of being concise and to the point, using the minimum number of words necessary to convey a meaning.

2. Conciseness: The quality of being expressed in a clear, succinct, and precise manner, without unnecessary detail or wordiness.

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Quotes

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1. … Johnston stays bolted to the wheelhouse floor, wrestling the helm and jotting down notes in the ship log. His entries are "terse", bullet descriptions of the unending chaos outside.

   - Sebastian Junger,{it}The Perfect Storm{/it},1997

2. Everything about him is tidy, from his "terse" wit to the flecks of gray hair that fall in precise iterations around the edges of his scalp.

   - Devin Gordon,{it}Newsweek{/it},29 July 2002

3. She accepts the caller's "terse" expression of sympathy and duly expresses in return her appreciation for that unenviable bit of message-bearing.

   - John Barth,{it}Harper's{/it},January 1994

4. This vicious cycle was captured succinctly in Gandhi's "terse" warning that an eye for an eye makes the whole world blind.

   - David McCabe,{it}Commonweal{/it},11 Apr. 1997

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Culture

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The term 'tersely' has been used in various literary works to convey a sense of urgency and directness. For instance, in F. Scott Fitzgerald's 'The Great Gatsby,' the narrator describes Gatsby's parties as 'tersely efficient'.

How to Memorize "tersely"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a folded piece of paper, symbolizing a brief and concise statement.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'tersely' with the idea of folding a piece of paper or compressing information.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the acronym TERS for 'To Express Rapidly and Succinctly' to help remember the meaning of 'tersely'.

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